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Justice Okon Abang delivering a ruling on Maina’s application for bail held that the application lacked merit. According to the judge, it was at the court’s discretion to grant bail, and that the ex-Pension Reforms boss did not deserve to be granted bail after jumping the first bail.
The judge stated that Maina did not present sufficient evidence to convince the court that he deserves the second bail and that the medical report brought from the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital showed that Maina was not under any medical emergency.
The judge made reference to the instance Maina abused the generosity of the court by fleeing to the Republic of Niger and Chad in violation of the court order.
“He has disappointed the court,” the judge ruled.
Justice Abang, who refused to grant Maina’s application for an order directing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to release his confiscated property, including a BMW Car, also dismissed his request for an order to set aside November 18 and December 4, 2020 orders.
The court on November 18, 2020, ordered the trial of Maina in absentia after he jumped bail.
Also on December 4, 2020, the court ordered Maina to be remanded in prison custody pending the hearing and final determination of his matter.
Maina, through his lawyer, Anayo Adibe, on January 20, 2021, approached Justice Abang in a motion on notice for bail on the ground of his worsening health condition.
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In the motion, the ex-pension boss told the court that he had reasonable and responsible sureties who were willing to act as sureties if granted bail.
Debunking the argument that he had jumped bail, Maina said he left for the Republic of Niger to have a kneel surgery.
According to him, If the knee surgery had not been done, his leg would have been amputated.
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